〜がほしい
want (a thing)
Thing + が + ほしい
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ほしい means "wanted", and it's an い-adjective, so it conjugates on its own: ほしくない (don't want), ほしかった (wanted). The thing wanted takes が: 新しいパソコンがほしいです, "I want a new computer".
ほしい is for things. To want to do something, use the たい form of the verb instead (next point): 行きたい, not 行くがほしい.
It describes the speaker's own wants. For someone else, Japanese reports it from outside: 弟は新しいゲームをほしがっています, "my brother wants a new game". And asking a superior 何がほしいですか is too direct; offer instead.
Examples
新しいパソコンがほしいです。
I want a new computer.
誕生日に何がほしいですか。
What do you want for your birthday?
今は何もほしくないです。
I don't want anything right now.
子どもの時、犬がほしかったです。
As a kid I wanted a dog.
もっと時間がほしいな。
I wish I had more time.